Members of the Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard and police from Operation Kingfish yesterday seized a go-fast boat laden with a large quantity of ganja in Old Harbour Bay, St Catherine.

Reports from the Constabulary Communication Network are that sometime after 1:00 p.m., members of the security forces intercepted the boat off the Old Harbour Bay coast.

The vessel was searched and several packages of compressed ganja weighing 130 kilograms (286lb) were found. The boat was subsequently taken to the Coast Guard Headquarters where the drug was retrieved and taken to Narcotics Headquarters.

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The Narcotics Police who are investigating have since taken two men into custody for questioning in connection with the seizure.